Friday, February 14, 2014

It Is Not Easy To Get Into
Dubai Draw

Less
than a month ago Australian Open semi-finalist Eugenie
Bouchard was the talk of women’s tennis but this weekend
she is forced to play the qualifying rounds of the next
week’s Dubai Duty Free Championships.

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Olympic Skater Fernandez Is
Inspired By Tennis Player Nadal

Spanish Olympic figure skater
Javier Fernandez admits that he is inspired by the
tennis feats of Rafael Nadal as he competes for Games
glory on the ice in Sochi. Fernandez finished third in
the short program as the games entered the middle
weekend of competition.

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Del Potro Still Has Wrist Pain

Juan
Martin Del Potro is still feeling pain in the wrist
injury that hampered him at last month’s Australian Open
and subsequently sent him for consultations and
treatment at the famed Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
Minnesota.

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Murray’s Ex-Coach Sends Murray
Some Advice

Former coach and current British
television commentator Mark Petchey has offered some
free advice to his former pupil, saying Murray's
comeback from surgery should not be compared with
the one made by Rafael Nadal last season when the
Spaniard returned to dominate and return to world No. 1
after missing seven months of play due to knee problems.

"After spending four months out
of the game, recuperating from his operation, he showed
he's a fighter and a winner at the Australian Open,
where he made the quarter-finals, and is obviously
confident with his condition, given the fact he's taken
up a wildcard invitation in Rotterdam this week,"
Petchey wrote for Sky Sport.

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Agassi And Nevada Governor Back Doral Academy West

Andre
Agassi and Governor Brian Sandoval visited Doral Academy
West, a southwest valley charter school that was opened
in August thanks to the Canyon-Agassi Charter School
Facilities Fund.

Agassi started the fund with Los Angeles investor Bobby
Turner, raising a remarkable $550 million to help
charter schools get off the ground. . .

Daily Tennis News—Business

Bob
Larson Tennis produces several tennis newsletters. One of these is Daily
Tennis News—Business. This publication is a daily report on the money in
tennis; Who is getting the money, Where does it come from, What do they
do with it and Where does it go.

If you are interested in the business side of tennis, you will find it
interesting. For a free copy of Daily Tennis News—Business, just
send an email to
bob@tennisnews.com and say you want a sample of Tennis Business.

Tennis Job of the Day

Bob Larson’s Tennis
publishes Daily Tennis Jobs newsletter, a daily list of available tennis
jobs throughout the US market. Only $10 a month. For a free sample of
the current list, just email
bob@tennisnews.com and say you want a free sample of Jobs.

Tennis Job of the Week

Sales Manager

The College Park Tennis Club (CPTC) is
interviewing for a full time sales manager at its facility in College
Park ,MD, minutes from Washington DC.

The CPTC is a premiere tennis club, a
USTA Regional Training Center and home of the Junior Tennis Champions
Center and the University of Maryland tennis team. The CPTC is an
award-winning facility and is recognized as one of the most
comprehensive tennis venues in the United States.

Sales Manager is responsible for
generating new memberships and maximizing retention of existing
members. Duties include internal and external lead generation,
networking, prospecting, tours, corporate outreach and promoting our
patented beginner tennis program, “Rally in 10”. Must be proficient with
all social media, including generating leads on our
websites, cptennisclub.net and jtcc.org. A tennis playing/teaching
background is preferred and an appreciation of the values of the sport
is mandatory.

This position reports directly to General
MANAGER Ajay Pant and also to CEO Ray Benton on external sales and
outreach. The most important function is to generate new business in the
form of club memberships, club events and partnerships with
organizations in the surrounding area. A confident outgoing personality
is essential as this person will be the initial identity of CPTC in the
community.

Tennis Jobs of the Month

Adult Program
Coordinator

“The USTA/Midwest
Section is looking for a full-time Adult Program Coordinator. The Adult
Program coordinator duties will include promoting, recruiting and
coordinating participation in the USTA League Program as well as
promoting, developing and growing the USTA/Midwest Section Tennis on
Campus program. The submission deadline for resumes and cover letters is
February 28, 2014. Please send resumes and cover letters to
midwesthr@midwest.usta.com.
For more information on this position, visit the USTA/Midwest Section at
www.midwest.usta.com.”

Wilson Sporting Goods
is looking for a Digital Specialist to be responsible for supporting the
design and implementation of all digital and community based assets for
the Racquet Sports Division. This hands-on role will execute the
development and implementation of digital materials that support and
improve the company’s online user experience while systematically
growing the brands reach and presence.

Specific duties may
include:

Support the
development, implementation and evolution of the Wilson Racquet
Sports Divisions Business to Consumer (B2C) and Business to Business
(B2B) online programs

Administer and
monitor the businesses digital media strategies and performance,
including scheduling, budgets and providing periodic status reports
to management, and incorporating feedback to and from the executive
level

Administer and
support the brands Social Media strategy and targeted marketing
programs such as SEM, SEO, CRM, online media and other acquisition
and customer retention programs

Administer and
manage the scope of work with outside digital agencies and in-house
marketing team to achieve critical online growth goals

Manage the user experience (UX) for
Wilson.com/tennis and support the further development of Wilson’s
global web presence

Experience with
working with marketing and sales professionals desirable

Strong knowledge of web technologies (HTML &
JavaScript & Flash)

Limited travel about 5%

Wilson Sporting Goods
Co. is the brand behind more winning moments in sports every day than
any other brand in the world. We have been at the heart of
sports history for almost a century, and no
other company has been as influential and intimately involved in shaping
the games of tennis, golf, baseball and American football as Wilson.

If you meet our
requirements and are interested in joining our legacy of achievement,
please send your resume to
rsjobs@wilson.com with subject line: Digital Specialist. We offer
a casual, comfortable work environment and excellent benefits.

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Want to Buy a Club

Investor looking to
lease or purchase tennis club/facility. . . Preferably in South
Florida, but open to other parts of the country. Interested
parties may contact bob@tennisnews.com.

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A Collection of Tennis Images For Sale

A
professional tennis photographer has been shooting for almost 40 years
at all the major and minor tennis tournaments for the wires systems,
daily newspapers, magazines and advertising agencies. He has been to
venues all over the world and has compiled tennis images (archives) of
all the professionals and some juniors. The images have all been
preserved in a temperature-controlled environment and are color
positives (slides), color and black & white negatives and contact
sheets, as well as digital. There are in excess of 400,000 images and
they are for sale. Seller will transfer copyright and will give total
usage to the purchaser. Lists available with players, tournaments,
dates, etc. For more information please contact 954-448-4999.